"Tracey never makes contorted efforts to unveil new styles, and this 2009 quartet set (with saxophonist Simon Allen) ostensibly ­follows familiar routes in its ­variations on the sax/piano trio ­approach of ­Thelonious Monk. Allen, the latest in a long line of gifted Tracey saxophone ­recruits, brings a searing urgency to the typically lurching Afro-Charlie Meets the White Rabbit, and Duffy's Circus is a classic Tracey ballad in which the chord turns are punched home but the impression is affectionate. Triple Celebration is like a Sonny Rollins calypso, Stemless a sassy bop blues, and the four-part ­Grandad Suite a mix of wistfulness and pushing swing, with Allen injecting an ­anthemic soul-jazzy heat (an unfamiliar ­ingredient for a Tracey album) on the gently ­hustling Benology".

Disc has some clouding which seems integral to its manufacture.2009. Booklet has been laminated by previous owner.